Fire damages Houma store

A Tuesday morning fire left the Rouses Supermarket at Prospect Boulevard and Park Avenue with minor damage, Village East Fire officials said. No one was hurt.

A Tuesday morning fire left the Rouses Supermarket at Prospect Boulevard and Park Avenue with minor damage, Village East Fire officials said. No one was hurt.The 11 a.m. fire was caused by a malfunction in the transformer powering one of the letters in the store’s rooftop sign, Assistant Fire Chief Armand Triche said.The fire was extinguished in 10 minutes and caused minimal damage to the store’s attic, Triche said. The store is open.

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